Kayak Bosnia and Herzegovina

Kayaking is a sport on the water in a small narrow boat, and as such has been included in the Olympic sports. As an Olympic sport, there are single seat, two-seater and four-seater for men and women. The boat has movable seats nor rests, while holding the paddle all the time in the hands. There are two disciplines kayak Kayak Flatwater kayak and wild waters, Kayak Flatwater includes boating on the calm waters such as lakes and other waters where there is no perceptible movement of water even bigger waves. Whitewater Kayaking is divided into two categories, slalom and downhill, slalom is an Olympic category where competitors pass the course of 20 to 30 gates, doors are different colors to indicate whether passing through them upstream (red) or downstream (Green), incorrect passing through the door is punishable by a time penalty on the total time each team driving two runs and out of them taken during the final sum of the velocity of trails. The second category is a descent that is not an Olympic sport, but it is a competition, teams move into the space of one minute and down the long track at 5-8 kilometers which usually takes between 15 and 20 minutes. The team with the shortest time wins downhill.

On the south east part of Europe, on the west part of the Balkan peninsula is located the heart-shaped country- Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Bosnia and Herzegovina borders with Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. The country is divided in two entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Serbia; and in one district- Brcko. The same name Bosnia and Herzegovina leads to a conclusion that is about two different names that we are talking about. The names indicate historic and age different development regions. The name Bosnia was first mentioned in the X. century and it was used for middle and north area of the river Bosna. Herzegovina instead was mentioned for the first time in the XV: century and its origin comes from the word "herceg" which was a sort of title for the sovereign of the area, while in the former name was Hum and Zahumlje.

The rich history of the territory, that the occupies nowadays, gives us the confirmation that during the centuries the state changed its territory shape and was...